I have to admit, at first I only started cheering for New Jersey because Hall's success has made a terrible season for the Oilers even worse. But now that I am able to actually watch the NJD games in their entirety - holy fk Hall is playing out of his gd mind. I havent watched enough of the other players for MVP race but Hall seemingly carries this team. In at least the last 2 games every time he has the puck the first defender barely slows him down and then he draws at least 1 or maybe 2 defenders which opens space for other players. If he gets a few strides the TBL defenceman start to shat a brick and back up even quicker which gives him even more space.
Every time he has the puck he is looking to create. Goal 1 and 3 were all started by MVP performances by Hall - on both he shuns the defender to make a great one timer pass. He got a gimme assist on goal 2 and had that cross bar breakaway gone in I think the roof may have come off in NJ.
I am glad I am not a real NJD fan because the way they play I think I would have a heart attack but from afar its exciting. I think if they can ever get the first goal in the game and get their PK working a bit better then they can beat TBL.
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